As already announced, this June 25-26 is the meeting of the Triennial
Delegate Assembly (TDA). The primary purpose of this meeting is to elect
Brotherhood members to serve on the General Council. In order to facilitate
the process of finding suitable nominees for the society Delegates to consider,
I am requesting that you send me the names of those who wish to be considered
by the Delegates. Please include a brief yet informative biography. Enclosed
are some guidelines, "Desirable Qualities of a Candidate for Urantia
Brotherhood General Council," that were developed for the last TDA.
Remember, the person nominated must have given permission to have the name
placed in nomination and if elected be willing to serve on the Council.
Incumbents can be nominated for another term. Enclosed is the list of Councilors
showing those terms that are expiring or are vacant due to resignation
or having been elected for a two year term to fill a vacancy, a total of
14 to be elected, 12 for a term of 9 years, 2 for 3 years.

Any Brotherhood member can suggest individuals to be considered. Names
and biographies can be sent directly to me or given to society presidents
to forward to me. We will then make up a list of candidates and send them
to society officers, Delegates and Alternate Delegates. This is a suggested
list. Only the Delegates at the time of their meeting June 25 can place
names in nomination. They have the sole responsibility for this determination.
That is, they can use the list, add to it, delete from it, or not use it
all.

Could I please have your Suggestions by APRIL 15, to provide time to
compile, duplicate, and distribute the list.

If you have not already done so, all Delegates, Alternate Delegates,
and society officers should read the constitution of Urantia Brotherhood,
Article VI, "Triennial Delegate Assembly,'' and the appropriate by-laws
to become familiar with the purpose and procedure of the TDA. Put simply:
it is to 1) nominate and elect members of the General Council and 2) adopt
resolutions, if desired, to be referred to the General Council. I am enclosing
pertinent excerpts from the Brotherhood constitution for your convenience.
Note: The TDA does not elect Brotherhood officers, members of the Executive
Committee, or standing committees. The General Council will perform these
functions at their own meeting, June27.

The "new'' Council includes those who have been elected. A need
has been expressed by past Delegates to the TDA for an orientation session
prior to the formal meeting. For this purpose we offer the following schedule:

Society Presidents. You are reminded that the election of your Delegate
and Alternate Delegate must take place no later than April 25 and we ask
that your secretary send the official notification to the Brotherhood office
promptly on the form supplied on December 20, 1981.

To make the proposed orientation session useful, I need to hear from
you as to the willingness on the part of your Delegate and Alternate to
take the extra time to be here Thursday afternoon by 2:00 PM, and I would
also appreciate receiving your suggestions as to what you feel should be
covered in this program. I believe the orientation session can be a useful
tool in helping Delegates and Alternates to be better prepared for carrying
out their duties at the formal sessions of the TDA the following day. I
look forward to hearing from you on this proposal.

Summer Workshops, June 28-july 2. Registration material for the workshops
should be mailed by the first of April. Due to the limited space, openings
will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis as determined by the
return post mark. Those who are interested in receiving information should
have sent in their post card which was mailed with the recent issue of
the Brotherhood Bulletin.

Martin Myers, Chairman of the International Fellowship Committee, has
indicated he does not plan to be a candidate for membership on the Committee
upon the expiration of his term this year. He has asked Marvin Gawryn,
the Committee's secretary, to assume the responsibility for their part
of the program at the workshops. Marvin has consented to do so. A new chairman
will be elected at the June 27 meeting of the General Council. I wish to
commend Martin for having reached what I believe was a difficult decision.
There is no one with greater dedication to the Urantia movement and his
contribution to the international work has been significant. Martin's responsibilities
as a Foundation trustee will see us continuing to work together in our
joint efforts to disseminate the Urantia teachings.

Finance . The 7th Printing Fund has received $177,234, exceeding the
total goal of $177,000 although the cost of $3,700 for running the phona-thon
has not been recovered.

Frank Sgaragino reported that as of December 31 , 1981 , we had received
278 replies from the 3,200 joint solicitation letters in November. Of this
number, 84 were Brotherhood members that contributed or pledged $30,000.
Non-members responded for a total of $38,000, as compared to $23,000 last
year. However, this year's figure included 6 pledges totaling $18,000.
Of the total, the Foundation will receive 53% and the Brotherhood 47%,
as compared with 51, and 49% respectively last year. The amount pledged
to the Brotherhood equals 32% of the planned budget, the same as last year.
Keep in mind that these figures are based on information received at the
end of the year. A more complete picture will be available after the follow-up
letter is mailed at the end of May.

Membership. We welcome Mr. Daniel Love Glazer of Washington, D.C. as
a member-at-large in Urantia Brotherhood.

Society News. You will wish to update your society officer list by noting
the following:

It appears that there are an increasing number of small conferences
that are being organized and conducted not only by societies, but by study
groups. These ''new'' gatherings provide greater opportunity for students
of the Urantia revelation to benefit from fellowshipping with other religionists.
So many have written to tell us how much they gain by just such association
with fellow Jesusonians. Our thanks to all of those involved in donating
their precious time and resources in helping to bring together the needed
elements for successful gatherings.